Chicago woman seriously injured in ‘Playpen’ incident sues boating company and captain

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Chicago woman seriously injured in ‘Playpen’ incident sues boating company, captain

Lana Batochir was floating on an inflatable raft in the no-wake boating hot spot south of Oak Street Beach in August when a 37-footBatochir filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit Court naming as defendants the company that owned the boat, Chicago Aqualeisure, LLC, and its captain, Joseph Neverauskas. Neither immediately returned messages seeking comment.

Neverauskas was operating the yacht, La Aqua Vida, as part of an excursion when the boat started drifting forward while he tried to anchor it, according to the lawsuit. Neverauskas then put the vessel in reverse and hit Batochir.The suit also alleges that Chicago Aqualeisure, owned by Theresa Tran who is also named as a defendant, failed to properly supervise and train its employees and agents.Batochir faces a long recovery after both her legs were amputated following the crash.

“Lana’s catastrophic injuries were entirely preventable and happened because of the Defendants’ actions and inactions,” her attorney, Michael D. Ditore, said in a statement. “Lana, a young, vibrant mother of two children, is permanently disfigured; she suffered and still suffers excruciating pain; and she has a long, long rehabilitation in front of her.”

Batochir earlier this year wrote on a fundraising page that she would have drowned if her husband hadn’t pulled her from the water.mabuckley@chicagotribune.com

 

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